Being a woman..being a mother
By G. Nair
An anxious dad waits in the delivery room to hear the cries of his child being brought into the world.
It was a highly memorable experience for The Star's New Media team which was given the opportunity to witness the birth of a child recently.
The newborn baby girl, Nur Daania Iman
Mohd Yassin Ahmad and his wife Nurul Hanani are already proud parents of a two-year-old boy and have now been blessed with a baby girl. As the father says the couple now has a "complete package", a boy and a girl.
Nurul Hanani celebrated Mother's Day five days earlier, bringing Nur Daania Iman into the world through Caesarean section on May 5, 2009. Three generations of mothers celebrated the birth of this little girl – Nurul Hanani, her mother and her grandmother.
Mohd Yassin kissed the baby girl and whispered prayers when he held her for the first time.
"I come from a really big family of more than 500 members and I'm so excited to have Nur Daania join us. I have 11 siblings and they have been asking about her ever since her birth," Mohd Yassin said.
The miracle of birth and how a human being is formed is one of life's greatest wonders. It changes a woman's life completely. The feeling of holding a newborn infant in your arms is something only a mother can truly know, and this happy family shares with us the anticipation and joy of welcoming their daughter into the world.
Watch this video and permit this writer to share her thoughts upon viewing it:
http://clovetwo.com/multimedia/videos/view.asp?id=13
Watching the video made me think of the struggles my mother went through when I was delivered and the further struggles she went through for the birth of my sister two years later. When asked if she would do it all over again, my mother would say jokingly, "Never again will I go through the torture! You and your sister should be thankful you're here today!"
Of course, she also agrees that she is glad for the experience, and wishes the same for me someday. As Mom puts it, "No other joy can compare to the joy of bringing life to this world."
It may look painful and perhaps even frightening, but wouldn't you like to know what your son or daughter would look like? Whether the child will bear your features or your partner's? If he/she will share your personality, or be your complete opposite?
For these reasons, I would be thrilled to create a "mini-me"!
There is no way we can ever repay the debt to the women who gave us life; we will never be "even" with our moms. So every day should be a new day to appreciate, love, care for and devote ourselves to making our mothers' lives great today and even better tomorrow.
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